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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Dairy Goods Manufacturers.

The editor of the Ne,C England
Farmer has pleasant word for one of
our Vermont manufactures. While
in Poultney, last winter, we made call
at the factory of the well-known Nose
ley e Stoddard Manufacturing Com
pany, which has been engaged in manu-
featuring dairymen's supplies, particu-
larly creameries and churns and dairy
tin-ware, for the past eight years. We
were much impressed with the evident
thoroughness shown in the manufacture
of the various goods. Their leading
specialties are milk-pans and strainers,
the Stoddard barrel churn in eight sizes
and the Stoddard creamery and refrig-
orator, with understanding attach
ment, by which the cream is quickly
removed, leaving any sediment that
may be in the cans to go off in the
skinned milk instead of in the cream,
as was formerly sometimes the custom
in the early history of these systems of
milk-setting." We can speak from ex-
perience of the excellent quality of
their work in one instance, as pair of
milk-pails obtained of them more than
ten years ago and since then in con-
slant use are still good for further
service.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29

out and "got 'em down fine" We
should think every rail would blush at
the exposure and every sleeper try to
hide itself in the dust of the earth in
sympathy with their owners at having
their nefarious purposes set in the
dazzling light of the Rural columns.
Here is what it says of their Intentions:
"Ther unquestioned purpose is to re-
duce the farmers of the state to practi-
cal serfage."
What stuff that is for man pretend
ing to ordinary common sense to write.
"Their 'mquestioned purpose!" So
perfectly plain and open that nobody
questions it! And to reduce the
farmers of the state to practical serf-
age!" What rot The railroad man
ayers may be knaves, but they are not
fools; and they know, and even the
writer of the paragraph quoted ought
to know, that the placing of the farm
ers of Vermont in any such position, if
it were possible (Which it is noD, would
be most destructive to the financial in
terests of the railroads themselves.
The railroad managers are human
selfish, like the rest of us-and look
out for their best interests, and are
keen, sharp-sighted men enough to dis
Germ what they are, and are not slow to
take advantage of occasion to forward
those interests, as the results of the in
terstate commerce act has demon
strated. An incongruous, illy-consid-
cred act, passed by congress in obedi-
ence to popular clamor, vague in its
provisions and uncertain in its con-
struction, it has been accepted by the
roads with an alacrity which shows at
once its lack of power for good and
their ability to reap benefits from its
uncertain provisions, and we have yet
to find those except the railroads and
water transportation companies who
have been benefited by it.
The Ne,C England Farmer has the
following on the subject "The slow
action of the interstate commerce COM
missioners is interpreted by some per-
sons to mean that the members them
selves fail to agree as to the interpre-
tation of the law. We have remarked
before that not much credit is due a
congress which passes law, in answer
to popular clamor, which no one can
understand, and which increases the
muddle of a very complicated question"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Food for Reflection.

Home investments should be the cry
in New England. We are drained to
death in both men and money for the
West. Colonies for Dakota are calling
away our best blood, and western farm
loan agencies are picking up every sur
plus dollar as greedily as hens pick up
corn. 1t seems that two-thirds of the
West must be borrowers. or what be-
comes of the millions constantly going
that way? Is any one green enough to
suppose that farmer can sell wheat
for thirty-five cents bushel or corn for
fifteen in Dakota or Kansas or Ne
braska and pay eight to twelve per cent
interest for money to buy his land and
machinery? Of course he can agree to
pay it, and the loan agency can send to
the eastern investor coupon mortgage
bond with splendid seal attached. But
suppose the borrower fails to pay and
the mortgage is foreclosed, who will
buy the land? Will the man adjoining
bid it in? The man adjoining is bor-
rover and one of his mortgages has
gone East with splendid seal attached.
Will the loan agency, with nominal
capital of $500 900, carry on foreclosure
the land on which it has assisted in
floating loan of couple of millions?
To claim that such loans are guaranteed
is all moonshine. Nevertheless money
will be sent there until the crash comes,
and splendid land in Vermont-all over
New England-is lying idle, or worse
than idle, for the want of home invest
ments. The law of debt and credit is
the same in Dakota or Kansas as here.
So long as money flows there so freely
men borrow who ought not to-who do
not need the money in safe business
The mania of borrowing seizes them as
the mania of lending seizes us. After
a little times tighten, money is hard
back in the East-one man goes down
and drags dozen with him. Soon a
loan agency goes back on its guaranteed
bonds with the splendid seal attached
This may be an absurd idea, but it will
bear thinking overly. W. HigJee, in
NeU England Farmer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
How Poor PusS was Rescued.

One beautiful summer evening the
avenues of large city were thronged
with people on their way to the differ
ent churches. At certain corner,
however, several persons were stand
ing, gazing apparently into the air.
Others soon joined them, until so large
a crowd was gathered that the way was
completely blocked. Soon the win
dows along the street were thronged
with people, and a number of persons
were seen on the tops of the houses in
the neighborhood. And what do you
think they saw? Clinging for dear life
to a jutting ornament, near the top of
a tall church steeple that pointed
straight up into the soft evening air,
was black cat. How did it get
there?' was the first question every one
asked, and "How will it get down?n
was the next. The poor creature was
looking down, and at frequent intervals
it uttered pitiful cry, as if calling to
the crowd below for help. Once it
slipped and fell short distance down
the sloping side of the steeple, and an
exclamation of pity came from the
crowd, now intensely interested in its
fate. Luckily the cats paws caught on
another projection, and for the moment
1t was safe. Some looker-on suggested
that it be shot in order to save it from
the more dreadful death that seemed to
await it, but no one was willing to fire
the shot. Ere long a little window
some distance above the place where
the cat was clinging was seen to open.
Two boys had determined to save it:
they had mounted the stairs to where
the bell hung, and then by ladder had
reached the window. They had taken
a board up with them, and they now
pushed one end of it out of the win
dow and lowered it until it was within
reach OF the cat. Then, by encourag-
ing words and signs, they tried to per-
suade the creature to step on the plank.
Puss seemed to understand, and put out
one paw, but drew it back Immediately;
and at that instant one of the boys ac-
cidentally let go his hold, the board
turned over, and the cat would certainly
have been dashed to the ground had it
trusted to that means of escape. The
boys withdrew the board, and soon re-
appearing at the window were seen to
be lowering a basket down the side of
the steeple. Pussy, having now ceased
to cry, watched it intently as it slowly
came nearer and nearer. When it was
within reach, the cat carefully put out
one paw and took hold of the side of
the basket, then as carefully repeated
the action with the other paw, then
drew itself up, and with violent eff
fort flung itself over the side and into
the bottom of the basket. The next
moment il was safely drawn up to the
window amid loud cheers from the
spectators below,-Florence II. Smith,
in st. Nicholas.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
The Potato Beetle.

1t seems as if the beetles were never
so plenty on the potatoes as they are
this year, and soon the nasty young
pests will be at their work of destruc-
ton on the leaves. We have never
found anything more to our satisfaction
to use in their destruction than London
purple. 1t is preferable to Paris green
in several particulars. 1t can be APP
piled more readily with water, being
more nearly soluble, or held in suspen-
sion more readily. 1t is cheaper and
just as certain in its results. No costly
or patent continuance is necessary for
its use. We use just pail to hold
the preparation and small broom to
sprinkle it on the vines. We use a
common tablespoonful to a pail of
water, and if little starch is added to
the mixture it will remain better on
the vines. Paris green is ordinarily
mixed with plaster or flour, and thus
prepared is dangerous, as, being used
dry, there is chance that some of the
poison may be inhaled by the work
man. If used in water it settles rapidly
to the bottom of the vessel, and thus
the application is of unequal strength,
the last being much the stronger and
therefore likely to injure the plants. If
you use Paris green you can hardly ex-
ercise too much care with it,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Tidy Tillage.

Mr.. Peter Yarling, well-to-do Ger
man near Shelbyville, Ind. is pleas
antly remembered as a champion and
exponent of a husbandry which may
fairly be called good" His land was
extraordinarily clear of foul growth
which is the more remarkable when it is
said that the agriculture of his neighbors
was of the usual " acknowledgements :"
sort. 81 will gif any man a fife tollar
bill that'll find handful of weeds in any
of my fields" His dwelling, big barn
and outbuildings were likewise scrupu-
lousy neat; in brief, an atmosphere of
tidiness and thrift pervaded the en-
tire premises. The natural consequence
was he made money year by year,
while others in the locality, "who
rather vegetated than lived" remained
poor. These facts prompted an Indiana
Farmer correspondent to the following
emphatic retlections Show me a
clean farmer and I'll show you a man
who is making it pay. Show me a SLOW
emily, careless, weed-growing farmer
and I'll show you man tn ats hard
run, and ignorant as an ass, besides /;
because he is too lazy or too blind to
see that his own interests behoove him
TO have clean soil to till, and to raise
grain only, instead of weeds, for every
weed that grows inside farmers fields
is soil-robber, and steals that sub
stance away, day and night, which the
farmers crops require to promote a
perfect growth. If clean farming gem
orally prevailed our most noxious weeds
would in few years disappear, and the
farmers labor, in the culture of his va
rious crops, would be very materially
reduced. - Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Johns CODy-BOOk.

John was eighteen years old when l
hired him last spring, and as he seemed
to be studious, and especially DESTROYS
to improve his handwriting, l bought
him copy-book. He soon filled this
up and bought large handbook and
kept his pen at work for half an hour
or so every evening. Now we are find
ing out that Johns copy-books are
about the most interesting reading
about the ranch, for he kept pretty
full account of what was done each day.
AS consequence we have a connected
story of all the farm operations for the
year. If we want to know how many
loads of manure were drawn on the
cold spring lot or how much grass-seed
was sown on the long field, or when
we began to give the cows corn-fodder
last summer, Johns copy-book is a
work of reference that never fails.-R. :,
an Philddelphia Weekly Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Names New Cattle Commission.

The Maine legislature last winter
passed new and quite stringent law
concerning cattle diseases, and under
that law the governor has appointed a
new cattle commission. This would
scarcely be worthy of note except that
it gives some sort of commentary on
the bitter fight waged in that legisla-
ture on the tuberculosis disease among
animals on, and disseminated from, the
college farm. DR.. Bailey was a strong
advocate for the determination of the
diseased animals, asserting its danger
Gus character. In this he was strenu-
ously opposed by Mr.. Gilbert, another
member of the board and also the sec
rotary of the Board of Agriculture.
The new board has Dr. Bailey for its
chairman, while Mr.. Gilbert's name is
conspicuous only by its absence. So
it would appear that the governor took
some stock in the cattle scare and in
DIR. Bailey's fitness for managing such
cases. How this will strike those who
so strenuously opposed investigation
and "pooh-poohed " the whole matter
we shall probably never know, and no.
body will ever care. If there be a
chance that any cattle diseases are con-
tagious and dangerous to the health
and life of the cattle, though not GER
tain that it is so, it is best to be on the
surely safe side, and doubly so when
there is possibility of human lives
being endangered.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29

WE would caution our readers against
the unnatural and unbusiness-like meth
DDS now being pursued by scores of
western loan companies to induce the
investment of New England savings in
western farm mortgages. The cities
are full of brokers who are ready to
guarantee the prompt payment of the
interest and principal of western mort
cages on sale at attractive price, when
in many cases their guarantee is not
worth the paper on which it is written.
Do not be induced by high rates of in
terest to buy mortgages on property
far away from home, especially where
you know little or nothing of the char
acter of the security. Invest your sur
plus capital nearer home, in the de-
velopment of local resources, which
will also tend to the advancement in
value of your own property and that of
your own neighborhood. -Americon
CultirdtOr.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Use Good Sires in Breeding.

We know an old mare which never
bred colt which sold for more than
1925 on account of the cheap sires.
Another man got her, and as she was
crippled by an accident he only paid
S25, but he bred her to the best stations
at hand. The first colt sold for S175
and went into $500 team. The sec
ond colt full-sister) is worth $500. The
service of the sire was double that of
the cheap sire. The owner bred for
size and style, and these qualities are
always valuable. The quick-stepping,
nervous horses are the least valuable.
There are no animals more expensive
to keep than horses, and brains are
needed more than notions. A good
colt will always pay and poor one
never. 1t takes good one to balance
the food account. Start right. A colt
to turn off every year is nice little in
come.-Farm and Home.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29

AMONG fallacies-I would say HIM
bugs-which prevail injudiciously is the
oft-repeated statement circulated in
various agricultural(?) papers to the
effect that stumps may be made quickly
inflammable by boring holes in them and
filling the holes with saltpetre. Salt
without petre would do quite as well,
which is not well at all, for this treat
ment or picking of the stump has no
effect upon it whatever. To use kero-
sene oil instead of saltpetre is equally
useless. 1t won't make the stump
burn bit. Another foolish statement
is that fence-posts painted over with
a mixture of linseed oil and charcoal
will never decay. The oil is the only
useful element; charcoal is worth no
more than sand. Posts thoroughly
seasoned and then stepped in hot lin
seed oil and saturated will last longer
than others, but it is too costly
process. -Erchdnge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Written for the Waterman.
About Birds.
BY L. D. c.

l wonder if the boys and girls, when
they see the beautiful birds and feath-
ers on bonnets and hats, know that it
is estimated that five million American
birds are slaughtered yearly to meet
this cruel and senseless fashion. AL
though not member of an " Audubon
society,"" ] am lover of birds, and we
try to attract and protect them around
our home. We have many maple trees
in which they congregate and build
their nests. We hang out bits of cotton
cloth, strings, etc., which they soon
find use for, and now they are out with
their young on the lawn, robins pulling
worms for them and learning them to
care for themselves. The chipping
birds we feed with crumbs, and, as we
have no cats or dogs, they are very
familiar with us. We like their pleasant
ways and cheerful songs. I have read
our state laws for the protectioW of
birds to the boys and have not known
of bird being killed or an egg de-
stroyed this year; and would all our
boys and girls like to join and help pro-
tect the birds, and so make homes more
pleasant and learn the lesson of love
and kindness and teach it to others?
We don't realize how much good they
do by destroying the insects that injure
our fruit and grain so much.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Mixed Husbandry Is Best.

The increased value of agricultural
land in the East has not been accom-
panied by any increase in the capacity
for production, and the standard Of
wheat is very poor standard for COM
parison. There were twenty-six coun-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29

COLONEL f. ID. CURTIS suggests
that an attempt to fatten fan-mill by
running oats through it would be about
as sensible as the effort of a certain
farmer to beef cow " in a hurry !"
by feeding her scoop-shovelful of
clear corn-meal twice a day. " Half
the quantity would have been right,
mixed with chaff or some cut fod-
der. "-EGchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
The Railroads.

There is no use in their trying any
longer to hide their iniquitous schemes
or put ON any pretense of innocence.
The Rural Vermonter has smoked them
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
fur tbe CHILDREN.
BE Careful.

BE Careful.
BE careful what you SOW boys
For seed will surely grow, boys
The dew will fall
The rain will splash.
The clouds will darken
And the sunshine flash
And the boy who sows good seed to-day
Shall reap the crop tomorrow.
BE careful what you sow, girls
For every seed will grow, girls!
Though It may fall
Where you cannot know,
Yet in sushine and shade
1t will surely grow;
And the girl who sows good seed to-day
Shall reap the crop tomorrow.
BE careful what you sow. boys
For the weeds will surely grow, boys
If you plant bad seed
BY the wayslde high,
You must reap the harvest
BY and by.
And the boy who sows wild oats to-day
Must reap the wild oats tomorrow
BE careful what you SOW, girls
For all the bad will grow, girls,
And the girl who now,
with careless hand
Is scattering thstles
over the land,
Must know that whatever she sows to-day
She must reap the same tomorrow.
Then let us SOW good seed now,
And not the brars and weeds now
That when the harvest
For us all shall come
We may have good sheaves
To carry home.
For the seed we sow in our lives to-day
Shall grow and bear fruit tomorrow
--SeIscgsd
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29

JUST THINK OF IT, LADIEsl-Not
only every conceivable coloring for tex
tile fabrics, but wood-stains, shoe
dressing, laundry blue and liquid art
colors can be made at a nominal cost
from Diamond Dyes. Thirty-three
beautiful colors, each ten cents. BY
mail, or at your druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29

How near akin laughter is to tears
was shown when Rubens, with single
stroke of his brush, turned a laughing
child in painting to one crying; and
our mothers, without being great paint
ers, have often brought us, in like man
ner, from JOY to grief by single stroke.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-07

Once in while some far east paper
feels itself moved to ecmmiserate the
condition of the unfortunate people who
are, ,compelledb by circumstances to reside
in this goodls land of wheat. corn. steers.
hogs and sunshine. AT times their in
terest in humanity leads them to tender
advice upon this obscure subject. Here
is sample from the Boston Herald:
The people of the territory of Dakota
are just now receiving great deal of
sympathy from residents in other SEQ
tions of this country, and it may be that
it is to secure this that the startling re-.
ports OF snow drifts, ioe storms and bliz-
yards have been telegraphed east, west
and south. But 0ne pretty certain re-
suit of this dissemination of sad intelli-
gence is that Dakota, for some time to
come, is not likely to be looked upon by
| wonld-be pioneers and western farmers
as favorable locality in which to make
new homes. Unless we entirely mis-
Judge human nature, the increase in
population of the territory of Dakota
during the next nine months by immi.
grafton will be very much less than
during corresponding months ih the last
eight or ten years. 1t is sometimes
good policy for people to keep theil
mistortunes to themselves.
Somehow the residents of Dakota fail
to appreciate this sort of sympathy
knowing it to be based upon false prop.
ositions and erroneous reports.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-07
Advice 10 Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 Ifso,
send OF once and get . bottle of
MRS. WINsLoW's SooTHINa SYBuP for
Children Teething. Its value is incalcu
liable. Ii will relieve the poor little sui.
ferer Immediately. Depend upon 1t,
mothers, shere is no mistake about it
1t cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regn-
lstes the stomach and bowels, cures
wind colo. softens the gums, reduces in
fammation and gives tone and energy
to the whole systems Mrs. Winsloso's
Soothing Syrup for Children 1'sethSng is
pleasant to the taste. and is the presorip.
tion of one OF the oldest nurses and
best female physicians in the United
States, and 10 for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price twenty
five cents q bottle.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-07

Those who have followed closely the
testimony developed by the Sioux City
trial of John Arensdorf for the murder
OF DIR. Haddock must necessarily reach
the conclusion that all of Sioux City's
most able bodied liars have been called
to the witness stand. No fair minded
person can convince himself that the wit.
nesses for the defence are ell of them
telling the truth. SO remarkable ar ag-
gregation Of contradictory statements ie
seldom seen as those brought out by
the coroner's inquest and the trial. The
theory of the defence seems to be to
bewIlder the jury and II it has not suc-
oeeded it is because the jury is mentally
superior to the general public,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-07

Twenty-Five years ago to-day was the
lest day OF the battle of Shiloh, the most
memorable and significant in its results
of any Of the battles OF the rebellion
fought upon the soil of the southwest. 1t
was the day which confirmed the fame
OF General Grant and the prowess of the
union army of the west. There are yet
upon the stage of action many survivors
OF that bloody conflict who look back
with lively interest through the mist of
q quarter of century of time to the day
of carnage and of triumph. The world
is hustling onward and carrying with it
its memories of great events. In these
piping times OF peace we never expert
ence genuine thrill or real emotion
But tae old blood ssirs with recollec-
tion and Shiloh has been many times re-
fought to-day in the minds OF the vet
erans.